Belle Fourche River

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The Belle Fourche River is a tributary of the Cheyenne River in the northern Great Plains of the United States, flowing through Wyoming and South Dakota.

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Belle Fourche River canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crosses Black Hills
surface form: Black Hills region
drainageBasin Cheyenne River basin
flowsGenerally eastward
southeastward
flowsNear Belle Fourche, South Dakota
flowsThrough South Dakota
Wyoming
hasActivity boating
fishing
wildlife viewing
hasDam Belle Fourche Dam
hasEcosystem riparian habitat
hasNearbyCity Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
surface form: Rapid City, South Dakota

Spearfish
surface form: Spearfish, South Dakota

Sturgis, South Dakota
hasReservoir Belle Fourche Dam
surface form: Belle Fourche Reservoir
hydrologicalSystem Cheyenne River
surface form: Cheyenne River system
locatedIn Great Plains
surface form: Northern Great Plains
mouthLocation Cheyenne River
namedAfter Belle Fourche, South Dakota
nameLanguage French
nameMeaning beautiful fork
partOf Great Plains river system
Mississippi River basin
Missouri River Basin
surface form: Missouri River watershed
passesThrough Butte County, South Dakota
Campbell County, Wyoming
Crook County, Wyoming
Meade County, South Dakota
Pennington County, South Dakota
region Western South Dakota
Powder River Country
surface form: Wyoming High Plains
sourceLocation Northeastern Wyoming
tributary Cabin Creek
Hay Creek
Redwater River
tributaryOf Cheyenne River
usedFor agricultural water supply
irrigation
recreation
watercourseType perennial river

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Wyoming lowestPoint Belle Fourche River
Devils Tower National Monument contains Belle Fourche River
Hulett, Wyoming locatedOnRiver Belle Fourche River